Hundreds of corporations, business leaders, celebs sign statement against voting restrictions
Source: CNBC
PUBLISHED WED, APR 14 202110:15 AM EDT UPDATED WED, APR 14 202110:30 AM EDT
Hannah Miao
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Hundreds of corporations and executives released a statement Wednesday in opposition to any discriminatory legislation or measures that would restrict ballot access.
Signatories include corporations like Amazon, BlackRock and General Motors, and individuals including Warren Buffett.
The statement is the latest and largest showing of corporate backlash to GOP-backed election bills in state legislatures across the country that civil rights advocates say will make it harder vote.
Hundreds of corporations, executives and celebrities released a statement Wednesday in opposition to any discriminatory legislation or measures that would restrict ballot access.
Signatories include corporations like Amazon, BlackRock and General Motors, and individuals including Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett, actor Leonardo DiCaprio and music star Ariana Grande.
The statement is the latest and largest showing of corporate backlash to GOP-backed election bills in state legislatures across the country that civil rights advocates say will make it harder for minorities to vote.
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bullimiami
(13,104 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,176 posts)Bayard
(22,149 posts)I don't remember corporations ever coming together like this previously for the common good.
summer_in_TX
(2,752 posts)"Democracy is Good for Business Statement," co-sponsored by the Texas League of Women Voters, LULAC of Texas, and the Texas NAACP.
Democracy is Good for Business Statement:
We believe in democracy and the right to vote.
We are against discriminatory legislation designed to limit Americans ability to vote.
We agree all politicians should be committed to encouraging every eligible voter to participate in our elections.
They can sign on to support democracy here.
summer_in_TX
(2,752 posts)It's going to take maximum effort to stop these moves to steal democracy, because the GOP doesn't answer to the people but to Koch-funded organizations and similar entities.